🧠 Darts Quiz

Question

1easyHow many points does a player need to start from in a standard game of darts?

Answer 1

💡 501

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501 is indeed the standard starting score in a professional game of darts. Players must reduce their score from 501 to exactly zero, finishing on a double. This is correct and well-known.

Answer 2

💡 180

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A score of 180 is achieved by hitting triple 20 with all three darts in a single turn, and is known in darts as a 'maximum' or 'ton-80'.

Answer 3

💡 20

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On a standard dartboard, the number 20 is positioned at the very top, which is why it is the most commonly targeted segment. This is a well-known darts fact suitable for an easy question.

Answer 4

💡 Phil Taylor

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Phil Taylor won 16 World Darts Championships in total — 2 BDO titles (1990, 1992) and 14 PDC titles — making him the most decorated world champion in the sport's history.

Answer 5

💡 Oche

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The oche (pronounced 'ockey') is indeed the line or raised platform behind which players must stand when throwing. This is standard darts terminology and a well-known term among darts fans.

Answer 6

💡 170

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170 is indeed the maximum checkout in darts, achieved by hitting treble 20, treble 20, and bullseye (60 + 60 + 50 = 170). It is sometimes called the 'Big Fish' and is the holy grail of darts finishes.

Answer 7

💡 7 feet 9.25 inches (2.37 metres)

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The standard throwing distance (oche) in professional darts is indeed 7 feet 9.25 inches, which equals 2.37 metres. This is the measurement from the face of the board to the front of the throwing line, as standardised by the BDO and PDC.

Answer 8

💡 Nine

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Nine darts is the theoretical minimum to check out 501 — three maximums of 180 (540 total) leaves -39, which doesn't work. Actually: 180+180+141 = 501, with 141 checkable in three darts (e.g. T20, T19, D12). So 9 darts is correct as the minimum. This is known as a 'nine-darter' and is the holy grail of darts.

Answer 9

💡 John Lowe

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John Lowe achieved the first televised nine-dart finish on 13 October 1984 during the MFI World Matchplay at Slough. He won £102,000 for the feat — a huge sum at the time — and the finish was broadcast on ITV.

Answer 10

💡 Eric Bristow

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Eric Bristow won the BDO World Darts Championship five times: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986, making him one of the dominant players of that era. His 'Crafty Cockney' nickname and English nationality are both correct.